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Find what you want, when you want it, wherever you are, and however you want!

Since the first days of Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service, our broadcasts have been transmitted through special radio receivers over a subcarrier frequency. While this technology remains the foundation of our service, today our programs are also available online – 24/7, 365 days a year. Information for accessing our programs online is available below.

If you are unable to read a book or other printed matter and would like to listen to our programs over a radio, we will loan you one at NO COST. Simply download and complete a Listener Application and return it by regular mail or email and we will contact you to arrange delivery. You can also call us at 716-821-5555 extension 3. We will also hand-deliver or mail one to a residence, healthcare facility, or public library. It’s that easy!

Listening devices include a tabletop radio, portable radio, tablet, laptop, smart phone and smart speakers

 ** NEW **

We are excited to offer our first major publication from the Syracuse, NY area since the Radio Reading service there closed during COVID. Listen to the Post Standard newspaper weekly in the Rochester & Genesee Valley grouping of podcasts or click on a link below:

Programs and content provided by your Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service are intended for listeners who are blind, have low vision, or have another print disability that makes reading, holding a book, or turning a page difficult or impossible. Content is copyrighted by the respective publishers. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited.

Below is content listeners can access on their own schedule. Click on the ON-AIR SCHEDULE drop-down menu (at the top of the page) for our entire broadcast Program Schedule. Or provide us your contact information at read@nfradioreading.org or 716-821-5555 extension 5 and we’ll mail you Program Schedules automatically. Program Schedules are available in 14-point, 24-point, or braille. Please note that due to content changes by the respective publishers, these program selections are subject to change. 

Buffalo &
Western New York
newspapers

ROCHESTER & THE GENESEE VALLEY newspapers

ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS

NFRRS International

The News in Your Language!  

We are excited to bring you the New Yok Times, Buffalo Latino Village, La Voz Rochester, and the Bible in Spanish, plus the Am-Pol Eagle, German Citizen, Jewish Journal, and the Polish-American Journal in English. These offerings are available here on our website and in your favorite podcast service so you can listen anytime. Stay tuned as this evolving service adds new publications and languages! 

Your Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service is also proud to bring you the programs below presented by our affiliate, Western New York Independent Living:

more ways to listen

listen on your smart speaker!

Do you have a Google Home or Amazon Echo smart speaker?

You can access our live stream, podcasts and our program schedule simply by asking!

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You can also play the latest Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service podcasts using the Google Home smart speaker.

Google Home doesn’t have the same range of capabilities as the Amazon Echo, for example you can’t stream the live feed right now. But we’ll stay on top of the latest developments as the service matures. If you can, you may be able to tune in to our Live Feed on a remote device and cast the sound to your Google Home speaker. In the meantime here’s what you can say to listen to our podcasts.

To do this: Say “Ok Google” or “Hey Google,” then….

  1. “Listen to the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service podcast.” Or “Play the Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service podcast “
  2. “Pause,” “Pause the podcast”
  3. “Resume,” “Continue playing”
  4. “Stop,” “Stop the podcast”
  5. “Play at 2x speed,” “Play slower/faster, “Play twice as fast”, “Play at half the speed”
  6. Play previous/next podcast: “Next,” “Skip,”  “Next podcast,” “Previous,” “Previous episode”
  7. “What’s playing?”, “What podcast is playing?”

Check the Programs listing at the top of this page for a list of available podcasts.

If using Alexa say: “Alexa, open Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service.” and follow the prompts!

  1. “Alexa, ask Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service to play live.”
  2. “Alexa, ask Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service to play the program schedule for (insert day of week here)”
  3. “Alexa, ask Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service to play a podcast.”

INTRODUCING THE NFRRS MOBILE APP!

Access our Livestream and Podcasts in One Place

Brought to you in part by the Lions Club of Buffalo Host Club    Lions Clubs International logo

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NEW for 2025!

The Niagara Frontier Radio Reading Service app is a one-stop solution that puts everything in one spot. It makes finding and listening to programs much easier!

The app is free and available from the Apple App Store or Google Play

If you would like to help us develop the best app possible, download the version for your device and play with it. Then complete a short survey to tell us about your experience by clicking here

When we receive enough survey responses, we’ll draw a name for a Wegmans $25 gift card as our thanks! 

use your favorite podcast service!

** Access our newspapers AND magazines through these podcast services. **

Access our Livestream through Sero and ZenoRadio

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Sero (formerly iBlink Radio)

Find Sero in the Apple App Store or in Google Play!

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ZenoRadio

Find ZenoRadio in the Apple App Store or in Google Play!

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